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Markus Molitor Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslese *** White Capsule 2018 - First Bottle

Technical Details

Blend	Riesling
Winemaker	Markus Molitor
Country	Germany
Region	Mosel
Appellation	Urzig
Vineyard	Wurzgarten
Alcohol	12

Markus Molitor Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslese *** White Capsule 2018

Riesling | Germany

WA99

$94.95 - 750mL

99-point liquid gold (at very sharp pricing, of course) on one of the all-star iconoclasts of the Mosel. The 2018s from Molitor are once again, exemplary. As Wine Advocate notes, "a Meursault from the Mosel" we love that comparison, because this just delivers a world class drinking experience that few other wines in the world can achieve....98 points! We have just a handful of cases of this rare gem, grab it while we have it.

Technical Details

Blend	Riesling
Winemaker	Markus Molitor
Country	Germany
Region	Mosel
Appellation	Urzig
Vineyard	Wurzgarten
Alcohol	12%

About The Producer

In 1984, at the tender age of 20, Markus Molitor took over his father's winery with a clear aim: to produce Mosel Rieslings under the name "Molitor" in the tradition of eight generations and in the same quality that made the region world-famous 100 years ago. The wines are terroir-specific, unmistakable and extremely ageable. One of our favorite Mosel producers here at First Bottle! The approximately 62-hectare steep slope facing south to southeast has a unique red slate weathered soil with a high proportion of rock, which is rarely found on the Moselle. Due to the special soil, wines from the Urziger Wurzgarten are extremely fine-spicy, fruity, wonderfully full-bodied with a fine interplay of acids and a clear structure.

Reviews

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2018 Riesling Ürziger Würzgarten Auslese *** (White Capsule) is a Meursault from the Mosel and opens with an enormously deep and intense yet clear, refined and elegant bouquet of ripe stone fruits and flint stones that are intermingled with a delicate note of very fine oak. On the palate, this is a rich and juicy, very intense and voluptuous yet elegant and refined Würzgarten with great complexity, intensity and salinity. The Auslese is full-bodied, intense and powerful but also highly finessed, elegant and crystalline in its salty purity that is perfectly matched with the fine tannins from the new oak vat. This is a great Riesling in an unrivaled style, but it should be forbidden to open the 2018 before 12-15 years—you'd waste the dry best of it. Tasted at the domain in September 2020.